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Fordham Law School

1999

Criminal law

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Human Rights And Human Wrongs: Is The United States Death Penalty System Inconsistent With International Human Rights Law, Warren Allmand, Stephen B. Bright, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Dorean Marguerite Koenig, William A. Schabas, W. L. Seriti Jan 1999

Human Rights And Human Wrongs: Is The United States Death Penalty System Inconsistent With International Human Rights Law, Warren Allmand, Stephen B. Bright, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Dorean Marguerite Koenig, William A. Schabas, W. L. Seriti

Fordham Law Review

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Ethics, Law Enforcement, And Fair Dealing: A Prosecutor's Duty To Disclose Nonevidentiary Information, David Aaron Jan 1999

Ethics, Law Enforcement, And Fair Dealing: A Prosecutor's Duty To Disclose Nonevidentiary Information, David Aaron

Fordham Law Review

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Rethinking The Tough Sentencing Of Teenage Neonaticide Offenders In The United States, Christine A. Fazio, Jennifer L. Comito Jan 1999

Rethinking The Tough Sentencing Of Teenage Neonaticide Offenders In The United States, Christine A. Fazio, Jennifer L. Comito

Fordham Law Review

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Imposing Duties On Witnesses To Child Sexual Abuse: A Futile Response To Bystander Indifference, Jessica R. Givelber Jan 1999

Imposing Duties On Witnesses To Child Sexual Abuse: A Futile Response To Bystander Indifference, Jessica R. Givelber

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Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza Jan 1999

Religion And The Public Defender, Sadiq Reza

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This essay argues that the public defender should not undertake, or fail to undertake, any action to the legal detriment of a client on the basis of a conflict the attorney perceives between religious and professional responsibility, except for imminent death or serious bodily harm to another. Having accepted the responsibility of representing indigent criminal defendants, the public defender is duty-bound to not compromise that responsibility for competing religious obligations. This argument rests on four premises: (1) the public defender occupies a unique position in our legal system, and options available to private interest lawyers or other clients should not …

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